This ashram complex is expressed as a mandala form inventing the future of our past, using the present for its realization. It hints at durable materials: not energy consuming steel and glass, but evolved use of natural materials such as waste marble and white slate. And it demonstrates a lifestyle that can subsist with a minimal use of energy, water and other resources.

India’s typical and unique value systems inform the design. The pursuit of opulence, needing to be maintained by ever-increasing consumption, is replaced by the creation of abundance. A small ecological footprint rather than wasteful consumption creates cooperation with nature. The attitude is symbiotic rather than antibiotic, aiming for fulfillment rather than blind achievement.